Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Turner Industries Group, L.L.C., 2349 FM 3057, SARGENT, TEXAS 77414
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were offloading a 120-ton rough terrain crane from a lowboy trailer. The injured employee was deploying the ramps on the trailer when the co-worker unhooked the trailer and began to lower it. The injured employee's left foot was caught between the lowboy trailer and the ground. The injured employee sustained a severe laceration to the first and second toes.
Hospitalized Toes(s), toenail(s) Vehicle trailers, trailing units
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